Deals Galore This Week!

A horrible thing happened to me over the Holidays...

I had to pay full price for toilet paper. We were down to our last roll at home. I went to Walgreens where it was a crazy deal. They were sold out. I didn't have time to go hunt for it. I ended up pulling into the Walmart next door and paying full rip retail. A tragedy.

I know, I know. My husband thinks I'm a nut job too. He tells me I have a six figure income and shouldn't obsess over the price of toilet paper but I do. That's why we've been together for 29 years and still have separate bank accounts.

Anyhoos... all the stores have crazy deals going on this week. I started the week by investing $6.25 for six weekend newspapers. The inserts this week had EXCELLENT coupons!

The shopping started at CVS on Tuesday with $3 in Extra Care Bucks (ECBs) to spend.

4 boxes of 20ct Finish dishwasher tabs. On sale for $4. Bought 4, used 4 $2 coupons, and $3 in ECBs, earned another $5 ECB.
4($4) = $16 - 4($2) - $3 = $5 + $1.12 tax = $6.12

3 bottles of Suave shampoo and 2 bottles of Suave conditioner. On sale for $3 each. Used $1.50 coupon on each, the $5 ECB from the Finish, and earned another $5 ECB.
5($3) = $15 - 5($1.50) - $5 = $2.50 + $1.05 tax = $3.55

4 18-roll packs of Scott toilet paper on sale for $6.99 each and 1 bottle of Palmolive dish soap on sale for $2.49. Used 4 $0.75 coupons for the Scott and 1 $0.50 coupon for the Palmolive and the $5 ECB from the Suave, earned another $10 ECB.
4($6.99) + $2.49 = $30.45 - 4($0.75) - $0.50 - $5 = $21.95 + $2.13 tax = $24.08

$33.75 for everything in the photo

Plus I have a $10 ECB to use on another purchase

 



Next up was Kroger where there is a Mega Sale going on. Buy 5 Mega Sale items, get $5 off automatically at checkout. You have to buy your stuff in multiples of 5.

In addition to the Mega Sale, Post cereals has another catalina coupon deal going on where if you Buy 2 cereals, you get a coupon for $1 off your next order (OYNO), Buy 3, Get $2 OYNO, or Buy 4, Get $3 OYNO. The catalina machine is the thing next to the register that spits out coupons when you check out.

Guess what!!! Post cereals are included in the Mega sale. Mega sale price $1.49. There are printable coupons at www.coupons.com for $0.75 off Post Great Grains and $0.75 off Post Honey Bunches of Oats. You can get two prints per computer.

So... buy 4 Post cereals as part of your Mega sale items and here's the math:
4($1.49) = $5.96 - 4($0.75 coupons) = $2.96, get a $3 coupon for your next order. That's $3 off ANYTHING.

This is what I got last night:
4 Post cereal @ $1.49 each (Mega Sale price)
4 54-ct Carefree panty liners @ $1.49 each (Mega Sale price)
2 Green Giant Fire Roasted frozen vegetable bag @ $1.99 each (Mega Sale price)
2 boxes of Wholly Guacamole @ $2.50 each sale price
1 10-ct flour tortillas @ $1.19
Total: $22.09 + $0.42 tax = $22.51

Used: 4($0.75) Post cereal coupons, 2 ($2/2 Carefree coupons), 2 ($1 Green Giant coupons) and 2($1.50 Wholly Guacamole coupons)
$22.51 - $12 = $10.51, plus a $3 OYNO coupon

$10.51 for everything in the photo

 

Kroger shopping today (after printing more coupons on my second laptop) ...

 

Trip #1

4 Post cereal @ $1.49 each (Mega Sale price)

1 2-pack Mr. Clean Extra Power Eraser @ $1.99 (Mega Sale price)

1 box Wholly Guacamole $2.50 sale price

Total: $10.45 + $0.14 tax = $10.59

 

Used: 4($0.75 Post coupons), $1 Mr. Clean coupon, $1.50 Wholly Guacamole coupon

$10.59 - $5.50 = $5.09, plus a $3 OYNO coupon

 

$5.09 for everything in the photo

 

Trip #2



6 Stouffer's frozen entrees @ $1.68 each sale price

1 gallon milk @ $1.88 sale price

2 boxes of Wholly Guacamole @ $2.50 each sale price

Total: $16.96

 

Used: 2($1.50/3 Stouffers coupons), 2($1.50 Wholly Guacamole coupons), 2($3 OYNO coupons)

$16.96 - $12 = $4.96

 







$4.96 for everything in the photo

 

I was pretty much done with Kroger after that except... Playtex Gentle Glide tampons were a Mega Sale item at $2.99 and I had coupons for $4 off 2, making then $0.99 a box. Any woman out there can tell you that $0.99 for a 20-ct box of tampons is a STEAL. I had looked for them at two different Kroger stores and the shelves were bare. I took my daughter to her dance class in Carmel tonight and decided to run by the store there... and I found 4 boxes.

 

Trip #3

4 20-ct Playtex Gentle Glide tampons @ $2.99 each (Mega Sale price)

1 2-ct Mr. Clean Extra Power Eraser @ $1.99 (Mega Sale price)



Total: $13.95 + $0.98 tax = $14.93

Used: 2($4/2 Playtex), $1 Mr. Clean
$14.93 - $9 = $5.93

$5.93 for everything in the photo

 

Last but not least, I hit Meijer today too. Their big attraction was that they were running a Buy 8 Get $8 off deal and cans of Maxwell House coffee were included.

 

There is also a Kraft Cheese catalina coupon deal going on for Kraft and Cracker Barrel Chunk and Shredded cheese where you Buy 3, Get $1.50 OYNO, Buy 4, Get $2 ONYO, Buy 5+, Get $2.50 OYNO. Unlike the Post catalina, the value of the OYNO coupon stayed the same for the number of items you bought and I didn't have time to sort through a bunch more coupons so I just got 3.

 

I did two transactions at the self checkout, one after the other.

 

Transaction #1

3 bags of Kraft shredded cheese @ $2 each sale price

Total: $6 - $1.50/3 coupon = $4.50 and got the $1.50 OYNO coupon

 

Transaction #2

8 cans of Maxwell House coffee @ 1.99 each (Buy 8 price)

1 20-ct Finish dishwasher tabs @ $3.49 sale price

2 28-oz cans of crushed tomatoes @ $1.25 each sale price

1 box Laughing Cow cheese @ $3.00 sale price

Total: $24.91 + $0.24 tax = $25.15

 

Used: 4(1.50/2 Maxwell House coupon), $2 Finish coupon, $0.75 Laughing Cow coupon, $1.50 OYNO coupon

$25.15 - $10.25 = $14.90

 

$19.40 for everything in the photo

 

So there you have it. I invested $6.25 for newspaper coupons this week. Not counting the instant discounts, I used $82.25 in coupons and spent a total of $79.64 for everything pictured in this post. I didn't buy any "junk" or "fillers" to get my deals and I feel like I bought a reasonable amount of a variety of items. I have $10 in CVS ECBs for next week where they are having another toilet paper deal.

 

I will probably end up a Meijer some more for some more "Buy 8" deals and also get more cheese. If I can find more Playtex at Kroger I'm snapping that up too cause I still have coupons. All these deals go through next Wednesday January 12, 2016 so jump in if you want!